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Anyone Else Think Io Is Super Ugly?

Astronomy Universe Geology

2 months ago 6.2K views 0 shares

Anyone Else Think Io Is Super Ugly?

Jupiter's moon Io is basically the celestial equivalent of that one friend who shows up to the party covered in volcanic pimples and sulfur breath. While other moons are out there being all smooth and photogenic, Io's just like "check out my 400+ active volcanoes and cheese-pizza complexion!" Poor thing is caught in Jupiter's gravitational tug-of-war, getting stretched and squeezed until it literally erupts from stress. The ultimate cosmic stress ball that never gets a spa day. Astronomers be like: "It's scientifically fascinating!" Everyone else: "But did you have to make it YELLOW?"

The Great Volcanic Cork Experiment

Geology Earth-science Engineering

4 months ago 13.3K views 0 shares

The Great Volcanic Cork Experiment

Someone just discovered the geological equivalent of putting a cork in a champagne bottle! The suggestion to plug a volcano with cement is hilariously missing the whole "magma under immense pressure" part of the equation. Volcanoes aren't just fancy lava dispensers—they're pressure release valves for the Earth's molten interior operating at temperatures exceeding 2000°F. That cement would either vaporize instantly or create the world's largest pressure cooker explosion. It's basically proposing to solve a bomb by putting your thumb over the fuse. Nature always finds a way... usually an explosive one!